Maldivian Democratic Party

The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) is a liberal political party in Maldives that was founded on 10 November 2003. The party's stated goals were the promotion of human rights and democracy in Maldives, and it came to have the largest membership of any party in Maldives due to its democratic message. Mohamed Nasheed served as Maldives' President from 2008 to 2012, but his policies did not differ much from those of his predecessor, the dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, causing him to lose the 2012 elections.